I don’t know what to say without spoiling it for readers, but I can tell you that you’re living in a golden age because for years hardcore Alan Moore fans and general comic book fans alike were always on the hunt to complete their Miracleman collections, and after you read the first two volumes, you’ll understand why.

The three volumes worth of comics currently being produced by Marvel start with The Dream of Flying detailing Moore’s vision of the characters origin, and set Miracleman into a realm of aliens and demi-gods dressed as superheroes. Miracleman was a darker version of Marvel Man featured in the British comic anthology Warrior starting in 1982. Future Shocks is a great read for both Moore fans and sci-fi fans alike.Īfter a long and arduous stalemate over copyright issues, Marvel finally acquired the rights to reproduce the Miracleman series, releasing individual comics that will culminate into reprinted trade paperbacks and hardbacks of Miracleman: A Dream of Flying, The Red King Syndrome, and, eventually, the ultra rare Olympia. These stories will give you a glimpse of the master writer in his early years before the success of such books as Watchmen and V for Vendetta. Each story featured in the collection plays out like an Alan Moore Twilight Zone episode, some are zany, some are bizarre and others have some truly shocking and tragic endings that almost read as modern proverbs (such as “The Last Rumble of the Platinum Horde”). This gives you the entire run of the short stories Alan Moore wrote when he was scripting tales for the British series 2000 AD from 1980 to 1984. To avoid any major debates about which of these books is the best, I’ve listed them chronologically to keep things civil. But if you’re just getting into comics or were done with Alan Moore after reading the Watchmen (because it’s kind of hard to top Watchmen), here are some other essential Alan Moore stories every comic book fan should keep on their shelves. Here’s a list of the top 10 comics every Alan Moore fan should read (if you haven’t already).Įven the most casual comic book connoisseur is familiar with Alan Moore’s Watchmen and V for Vendetta.

Top 10 by Alan Moore